# Accident 19940727020139A: Cessna 140A, Lomax, IL, July 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lomax, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6701° N, 91.0699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6701&lon=-91.0699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9409A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9409A-1997-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940727020139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK POWERLINE AND FELL INTO RIVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI94LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA246), Jul 27, 1994: Cessna 140 (N9409A), Lomax, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a transmission wire, and the pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate altitude. A factor associated with the accident is the transmission wire.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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